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The American Constitution and Religion
Regan
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Description for The American Constitution and Religion
Paperback. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
The US Supreme Court’s decisions concerning the first amendment are hotly debated, and the controversy shows no signs of abating as additional cases come before the court. Adding much-needed historical and philosophical background to the discussion, Richard J. Regan reconsiders some of the most important Supreme Court cases regarding the establishment clause and the free exercise of religion.
Governmental aid to church-affiliated elementary schools and colleges; state-sponsored prayer and Bible reading; curriculum that includes creationism; tax exemption of church property; publicly sponsored Christmas displays - these and other notable cases are discussed in Regan’s chapters on the religious establishment ... Read more
The US Supreme Court’s decisions concerning the first amendment are hotly debated, and the controversy shows no signs of abating as additional cases come before the court. Adding much-needed historical and philosophical background to the discussion, Richard J. Regan reconsiders some of the most important Supreme Court cases regarding the establishment clause and the free exercise of religion.
Governmental aid to church-affiliated elementary schools and colleges; state-sponsored prayer and Bible reading; curriculum that includes creationism; tax exemption of church property; publicly sponsored Christmas displays - these and other notable cases are discussed in Regan’s chapters on the religious establishment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813221526
SKU
V9780813221526
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About Regan
Richard J. Regan, a Jesuit priest, attended Harvard Law School and received his doctorate in political science from the University of Chicago. He is emeritus professor of political science at Fordham University. Regan is the author of several books, most recently Just War: Principles and Cases, Second Edition (CUA Press) and Aquinas: A Summary of Philosophy; and the translator of ... Read more
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